Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Donna Powers
Jan 9, 2009
Donna Alcock Powers, age 66, of Chester, Virginia, passed away Friday, January 9, 2009. She was born in Richmond, Virginia, daughter of the late Thomas K. and Alma Moore Alcock. Mrs. Powers was an employee at Ukrops in Chester for the last 10 years, where she enjoyed everyone. She was an animal lover, avid boater and enjoyed the outdoors. Mrs....
Wanda Dates
Jan 9, 2009
Wanda Lee Dates, age 60, of Chester, VA, passed away Friday, January 9, 2009. She was born in Grandview, WV, the daughter of the late Harold L. Johnson. She is survived by her loving husband, William C. Dates; mother, Nelda Johnson; daughter, Jaimie Bennett; granddaughter, Gracie Howard; sisters, Doris Luck and husband, Paul, and Nancy Johnson, and husband, Matthew Harrah;...
Onola Knapp
Jan 9, 2009
Onola Echols Knapp of Hopewell, 100 years old, died Friday, January 9, 2009 at her residence. Mrs. Knapp was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She will be remembered for the many years that she sold produce in the Hopewell area and for the good neighbor and friend that she was to many people. She was preceded in death...
Peggy Guilliams
Jan 9, 2009
Peggy Sue Price Guilliams, age 47, of Petersburg passed away peacefully on January 9, 2009 at VCU Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents, Earl Harding Price, Sr. and Mary Louise Southall Price and her brother, Jerry Herbert Price, Sr. Survivors are, daughter, Melissa Guilliams Callis and husband, Jeffery of Dinwiddie; son, Kenneth James Donald Guilliams, Jr. also...
Rena Mitchell
Jan 9, 2009
Rena L. Chandler Mitchell, 85, of Hopewell, passed away Thursday January 8, 2009 at John Randolph Hospital. She was predeceased by her husband Paul Vernon Mitchell and her parents, Judge Ayers & Della Tant Chandler. Rena was a charter member of Powers Memorial Baptist church where she sang in the choir and taught Sunday School and Training Union. She is...
James Mccarron
Jan 8, 2009
James P. McCarron, Colonel (USA, RET), 67, formerly of Conduit Road in Colonial Heights, Virginia, passed into eternal rest on Wednesday, January 8, 2009, in Cumming, Georgia, following a period of declining health. COL McCarron was born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 26, 1941. He is survived by his loving wife of 41 years, Alice Faye (Evans) McCarron; two sons,...
Jennie Nicholson
Jan 8, 2009
Mrs. Jennie Barrett Spratley Nicholson of Wakefield died on Thursday, January 8, 2009. She was the widow of John Benjamin Nicholson, Jr. and the daughter of Garland William and Jennie Barrett Spratley of Dendron in Surry County. Grieving her death are her sons John Benjamin Nicholson, III of the home and William Spratley Nicholson of Richmond and her granddaughter Catherine...
Mary Livesay
Jan 8, 2009
Mary Holloway Livesay (Ma), 83 of Petersburg, passed away Thursday, January 8, 2009 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was the widow of Robert W. Livesay, Jr. She was a native of Petersburg and the daughter of the late Garland E. and Mary E. Richardson Holloway. She was a member of Oakland Baptist Church and The Woodmen of the World....
June Zink
Jan 7, 2009
June Stafford Zink, 83, of Chesterfield died Saturday January 4, 2009 at The Dunlop House Assisted Living in Colonial Heights. Mrs. Zink held several working positions throughout her life, her last position was with the Federal Government as an Equal Opportunity Counselor. June was born and raised in the Colonial Heights area. She was the daughter of the late Thomas...
Kyle Burks
Jan 7, 2009
Kyle Sinclair Burks, 21, resident of Southampton County, formerly of Richmond, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 7, 2009. He is survived by his mother, Anne Felton and husband, Dean of Drewryville, VA; father, Kevin Vincent Burks of Richmond, VA; daughter, Elizabeth Ann Burks and her mother, Heather Ann Dimick of Southampton County, VA; sisters, Beverly Ann Vick and husband,...
Granville Bilyeu
Jan 6, 2009
Granville Lee â??Hankâ? Bilyeu, 75 of Hopewell, died Tuesday, January 6, 2009 in John Randolph Medical Center. â??Hankâ? was born in Krum, TX and had been a long time resident of the Hopewell/Prince George area. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army, former editor of the Hopewell News where he presently served as the Sports Editor, a position...
Mary Rabel
Jan 5, 2009
Mary Chialmas Rabel went home to the Lord on Jan. 5, 2009. She was the daughter of the late George and Mabel Chialmas and was preceded in death by her son, George Rabel, and her grandsons, Michael Nichols and Stephen Hailey. She is survived by her loving husband, August Tex Rabel; and devoted friend, Bob Horne. She attended Saint Joseph...
Mae Rollins
Jan 5, 2009
Mae Belle Rollins, 59, of Chester, VA died Monday, January 5, 2009 in Retreat Hospital in Richmond, VA. Ms. Rollins was born in Hopewell, the only child of the late Jackson Jay (Capt. Jack) Rollins, Sr. and Alma Atkins Rollins. She was a former executive assistant for DeGussa Chemical Co. Ms. Rollins is survived by her beloved second cousins, James...
Jr., C. Laughlin
Jan 5, 2009
Robert Chalmers Laughlin, Jr. of Prince George County, VA, better known as â??Chamâ? has moved on to be with his mother and father in heaven. He leaves behind a son, Christopher Laughlin of Prince George; four grandchildren, Christopher, Anthony, Rheanna, and Makenzie, all of Prince George; a brother, Thomas Laughlin of Prince George and a sister, Susan Fogg of Glenn...
Frances Harris
Jan 5, 2009
Frances May Harris of Claremont Passed away peacefully Sunday, January 04, 2009 with her husband (Big Daddy) and family at her side. A longtime resident of Richmond, she was a devoted Employee of Berry Burke until her retirement. Eventually settling at Sunken Meadows/Claremont where she was a devoted member of Claremont United Methodist Church serving on many committees. She is...
Charles Lundie
Jan 4, 2009
Charles L. Lundie, 65 a resident of Prince George County, died unexpectedly, Sunday, January 4, 2009. Mr. Lundie was born in Petersburg and graduated from Petersburg High School in 1961 and continued his education at Richard Bland College. He built his career as a Home Builder and Land Developer in Prince George and the surrounding counties for more than 46...
June Zink
Jan 4, 2009
June Stafford Zink, 83, of Chesterfield died Saturday January 4, 2009 at The Dunlop House Assisted Living in Colonial Heights. Mrs. Zink held several working positions throughout her life, her last position was with the Federal Government as an Equal Opportunity Counselor. June was born and raised in the Colonial Heights area. She was the daughter of the late Thomas...
Paul Wells
Jan 3, 2009
Paul Marvin Wells, 73, of McKenney died Thursday, January 1, 2009 after a lengthy battle with Lymphoma at Duke Medical Center in Durham, NC. He was the son of the late Walter Irvin and Sadie Bell Ball Wells. Mr. Wells was preceded in death by his step father John F. Rainey and two brothers, Allen M. Wells and John I....
Ruby Nunnally
Jan 3, 2009
Ruby Traylor Nunnally, 87, of Prince George, VA, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2009 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by two grandsons, Patrick V. Nunnally, JR. and Brian J. Burgess. She is survived by three daughters, Mary N. Branzelle (Pete), Rose N. Hall, and Sally N. Eanes (Rob); two sons, Patrick V. Nunnally (Linda)...
Margaret Steidtmann
Jan 2, 2009
Margaret Archer Steidtmann, 95, of Petersburg, died Thursday January 1, 2009. She was the daughter of the late Mack Henry and Mary Blount Cheely Archer. Margaret was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church where she was involved with the music program, playing the piano since she was 9 years old, member of the choir, BTU leader, and the snack...
